MOT History from tests of petrol BSA GOLDSTARs year 1959

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Pass percent:91.25%

(The average a petrol BSA GOLDSTAR year 1959 passes without issue)

Based on:160 MOT Tests

Most common failures	No# failures
Stop lamp remains on when the brake is released \|1.3.1e\|	2
Steering headbearing has excessive free play \|2.2.2\|	2
Rear reflector on motorcycle missing \|1.4.1\|	1
Horn not working \|1.7.3a\|	1
Fuel hose leaking \|7.2.1a\|	1
Rear Brake pedal has inadequate reserve travel \|3.1.3b\|	1
Front Brake lever has inadequate reserve travel \|3.1.3b\|	1
Headlamp aim out of alignment	1
Throttle has a significant change in engine speed whilst moving the steering from lock to lock \|2.1.4\|	1
Front Horn missing \|1.7.1\|	1
Rear Stop lamp does not illuminate immediately a brake applies \|1.3.1a\|	1
Front Horn control defective \|1.7.2a\|	1
Stop lamp affected by the operation of another lamp \|1.3.2\|	1
Nearside Front shock absorber seal failed and leaking oil \|2.3.3\|	1
Offside Front shock absorber seal failed and leaking oil \|2.3.3\|	1
Offside Front Footrest missing \|6.2.1a\|	1
Front Horn not working \|1.7.3a\|	1
Front Horn not loud enough to be heard by another road user \|1.7.3a\|	1
Steering control has Insufficient clearance at full lock affecting the riders grasp of handlebars \|2.1.2b\|	1
Front wheel bearings are excessively rough (2.3.5b)	1
Front wheel spindle loose (2.3.5a)	1
Handlebar mounting clamp bolt missing (2.1.1a)	1

We get to these numbers by trawling through over 1 billion MOT test results since 2004 and crunched the numbers. We remove anything to do with Tyres, as they are model independent and group together common non-model specific issues. We are trying to get to a picture of what models have what issues.

Please note: We take the data from the DVSA. This data is raw and can contain typos and spelling mistakes that garages may have entered while recording a MOT result. Specifically miss-match on names of models and makes. We are constantly cleaning the data so bear with the odd issue.

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Most common failures	No# failures
Stop lamp remains on when the brake is released \|1.3.1e\|	2
Steering headbearing has excessive free play \|2.2.2\|	2
Rear reflector on motorcycle missing \|1.4.1\|	1
Horn not working \|1.7.3a\|	1
Fuel hose leaking \|7.2.1a\|	1
Rear Brake pedal has inadequate reserve travel \|3.1.3b\|	1
Front Brake lever has inadequate reserve travel \|3.1.3b\|	1
Headlamp aim out of alignment	1
Throttle has a significant change in engine speed whilst moving the steering from lock to lock \|2.1.4\|	1
Front Horn missing \|1.7.1\|	1
Rear Stop lamp does not illuminate immediately a brake applies \|1.3.1a\|	1
Front Horn control defective \|1.7.2a\|	1
Stop lamp affected by the operation of another lamp \|1.3.2\|	1
Nearside Front shock absorber seal failed and leaking oil \|2.3.3\|	1
Offside Front shock absorber seal failed and leaking oil \|2.3.3\|	1
Offside Front Footrest missing \|6.2.1a\|	1
Front Horn not working \|1.7.3a\|	1
Front Horn not loud enough to be heard by another road user \|1.7.3a\|	1
Steering control has Insufficient clearance at full lock affecting the riders grasp of handlebars \|2.1.2b\|	1
Front wheel bearings are excessively rough (2.3.5b)	1
Front wheel spindle loose (2.3.5a)	1
Handlebar mounting clamp bolt missing (2.1.1a)	1

MOT History from tests of petrol BSA GOLDSTARs year 1959

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